What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Nicaragua and Switzerland?

0.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Switzerland?

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Switzerland: Respiratory infection death rate

Nicaragua

10.32 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Switzerland

9.68 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

99th

Switzerland rank

100th

Respiratory infection death rate over time

Nicaragua
Switzerland

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 100th of 109 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.56 deaths per 100,000 people	7.32 deaths per 100,000 people	12.24 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua
2010s	15.92 deaths per 100,000 people	5.95 deaths per 100,000 people	9.96 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua
2020s	40.9 deaths per 100,000 people	28.53 deaths per 100,000 people	12.37 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respiratory infection death rate, Nicaragua or Switzerland?: Nicaragua, at 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Nicaragua and Switzerland?: 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Switzerland?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Switzerland rank globally for respiratory infection death rate?: Nicaragua ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 100th of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Respiratory infection death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 4,746 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from respiratory infections in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.